The Historical Approach to the Relative Chronology of Caravansarai of Alaki, Near Marand | ||
| مطالعات باستان شناسی | ||
| Article 11, Volume 15, Issue 2 - Serial Number 33, December 2023, Pages 185-201 PDF (2.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22059/jarcs.2022.344774.143137 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali Nemati-Babaylou* 1; Mahsa Saidi -Mehrabad2 | ||
| 1Associate Professor, Faculty of Cultural Materials Conservation, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran | ||
| 2M.A. in Conservation of Cultural and Historical Properties, Faculty of Cultural Materials Conservation, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Due to the importance of Tabriz in various historical periods after the Mongol’s invasion to the end of the Qajar period, as continuously being the capital city or the residence city of the prince, entrance to this city has been reflected in various reports. Most of the foreigners who entered Iran from European countries came from Caucasus Road to Tabriz and reported many buildings on their way. Moreover, this road was one of the most significant roadways for Caravans on the Silk Road, where various residential buildings have been constructed. Alaki caravansarai is one of the most important roadside accommodations in Northwest Iran, and so many reports about it and the quality of its façade decorations can be traced in the travelogues of foreigners who traveled to Iran. Its vastitude and elegant entrance gate nevertheless, this building has unfortunately been neglected and was about to be ruined in the 19th century and afterward. However, the beauty of its entrance gate has gained the attention of many people and has been reported in many sources. Based on the ornaments used, recent sources in the history of architecture have estimated its date to the 12th century and Ilkhanid Abū Saʿīd Bahādor Khan and the Timurid period. These sources based their estimation only on the type of ornaments used on its entrance gate and its probable that the existence of dated artworks of the Ilkhanid period nearby, such as the Mihrab of Marand’s Jame Mosque, has influenced this speculation. This article aims to meticulously study this building in various travelogues, al-Wqafīyya al-Rashīdīyya, and other sources in the history of architecture and discusses the ornament types used and their history. The detailed study of the documents and sources indicated that this building could belong to the presidency period of Ḵᵛāja Rašid-al-Din Fażl-Allāh, and based on his emphasis to establish this building, can be dated 1297-1309. The ornaments, moreover, indicate the transient period from brickwork to tilework which happened in the late 13th and early 14th centuries | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Alaki Caravansary"; Archaeological Remains"; Historical Resources"; al-Wqafīyya al-Rashīdīyya"; "; Ilkhanid period" | ||
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